what should i know about herpes??

Question

what should i know about herpes 1 and 2
and if a person has either one or both can they still have kids and there kids grow up to be in good health and not have it ?????

Answer 1

What you should know about herpes:
http://www.cdc.gov/std/Herpes/default.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/sexual-health/std/herpes.htm

Yes, a person with herpes can still have healthy beautiful babies.

A women with genital herpes may have to be a little more cautious when it comes to child birth though, because the virus can spread to the baby during delivery if the mother is having an outbreak. A C-section delivery can be preformed to prevent the baby from contracting the virus.

If she is NOT having an outbreak then it is perfectly fine for her to have a normal vaginal birth. Her doctor should be told she has genital herpes so they can take any precautions they might need to during delivery. Being born with herpes is EXTREMELY rare though, but should not be taken lightly because it's about 25% fatal in newborns.

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Herpes type 1 is the cause of oral cold sores and 80% of the population is infected with it by maturity, 95% by age 50. The vast majority of these people - around 80% - do not know they are infected as they do not get recurrent cold sores.

Herpes type 1 also accounts for 30% of new genital herpes cases in the US and in the UK for well over half new genital herpes cases in women. It is usually transferred to the genitals through the practice of oral sex. It can be transferred even when an active sore is not present - almost everyone with herpes in any location is infectious some of the time without symptoms and this is known as 'asymptomatic shedding' of the virus.

Herpes type 2 is usually found on the genitals, though 5% of hsv2 cases are oral. 25% of women in the US and 20% of men are infected with hsv2, again, many of them without any symptoms and without knowing they have the virus. Contrary to popular belief, herpes is therefore more often mild and unnoticeable than it is bad.

Oral herpes type 1 is the most infectious, about 18% of the time, and genital hsv2 very slightly less so. Genital hsv1 is infectious about 3-4% of the time, and oral hsv2 is believed to be the least infectious.

Yes, they can still have children, and give borth naturally - most women with herpes do not realise they have it and go on to have a vaginal birth with no harm to their babies. There is a risk if the woman is having an active outbreak at the time of birth that it can be transferred to the baby as it passes through the birth canal (but what it would get is herpes on the body or a systemic herpes infeciton, not genital herpes), but apart from this situation it is easy to have a natural birth with herpes. My sister has had three babies the natural way, and was not given suppressive medication. I don't think the risk is worth a c section unless you are exceedingly prone to outbreaks. There is a greater risk if the woman catches herpes in the last three months of pregnancy, so they would specify a c section in that case.

If a mother has genital herpes, her children are not going to catch it. It is passed by skin to skin contact with the infected area, and could only be passed from the genitals if it was genital herpes.

Many parents pass oral herpes to their children from their own cold sores by kissing their children, hence cold sores being so common. A family member is often the culprit. But like other forms of herpes, oral herpes is rarely a big deal and mostly has no symptoms. Do you really want to avoid kissing your children completely? My family didn't go in for kissing, so I didn't catch their oral hsv1, so look what happened, I got it genitally instead from my first boyfriend through oral sex, and it carries a lot more stigma genitally, so I would say a relaxed attitude is definitely better. Having oral hsv1 protects you from getting it genitally later, and is believed to provide a small amount of proteciton against hsv2.

Just avoid kissing when open sores are present and that should reduce the risk enough. It is almost unheard of for herpes to be passed through inanimate objects like cups as the virus only survives a few seconds outside the body.

To have herpes of one form or another is the normal state for the majority of humans, and does not mean that someone is not in good health.

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There are two types of herpes simplex virus: HSV-1 and HSV-2. Both virus types can cause sores around the mouth (herpes labialis) and on the genitals (genital herpes). Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV).
Cold sores sometimes called fever blisters, are groups of small blisters on the lip and around the mouth. The skin around the blisters is often red, swollen, and sore. The blisters may break open, leak a clear fluid, and then scab over after a few days. They usually heal in several days to 2 weeks.
The herpes simplex virus usually enters the body through a break in the skin around or inside the mouth. It is usually spread when a person touches a cold sore or touches infected fluid—such as from sharing eating utensils or razors, kissing an infected person, or touching that person's saliva. A parent who has a cold sore often spreads the infection to his or her child in this way. Cold sores can also be spread to other areas of the body.
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1st you can have the genital herpes virus and not even have had a break out and still pass it along to sex parteners......as the 1st person responding said......yes, you can have a healthy baby BUT you must tell your ob dr so precautions can be taken and the baby watched closely after birth......if you have been w someone that you know has herpes and you have not had any obvious outbreaks.....still tell your ob dr if you are pregnant......it is a very akward situation but for the life of an unborn child don't worry bout being judged...there are test but the results are not reliable you need to inform them.....I would insist on a c- section or find another ob dr............this info comes from being a nurse and knowing of an otherwise healthy, beautiful baby dying from herpes...it was a vag delivery and the mom had no idea she even had gential herpes until she found out the cause of death of her infant....she never had a visible outbreak but it is suspected she was experiencing an internal out break that went undetected at the time of delivery.....there IS power in knowledge.....she had another baby by c-section and it is so beautiful and healthy......the infant is pretty much concider "out-of-the-woods" in relation to contracting gential herpes from an infected mom if no problems have occurred by 2 or 3 weeks of age. after that there's nothing to be worried about...the baby is ok. if you think you have herpes find a good dr and be checked. there are meds to help decrease the outbreaks. if you know you have it, i'm sorry to hear it.... but know you are not alone. but most importantly do what you can to prevent spreading it to a partner or an unborn child...inform your ob dr......it could save your baby's life. like mentioned before it is not always fatal, but don't take the chance.........do i need mention practicing safe sex (use of condoms and avoid sexual contact during an outbreak) i wish anyone w herpes that refuses to share it w their ob dr was at that baby's funeral..................he was one and1/2 weeks old......and beautiful.

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